Essential Oils and What they can do for you Choose the essential oils that are right for you can be difficult. This article lists some of the most popular and useful essential oils. Knowing what is available should help you make an informed choice.
Some of the most popular essential oils on the market today include:
Basil. Basil, Ocimum basilicum, botanical name, is a sweet, licorice herb, with a flavor strong enough. For its essential oil, it must be steamed. Basil can be used to treat bronchitis, colds, coughs, exhaustion, flatulence, flu, gout, insect bites, insect repellent, muscle aches, rheumatism, and sinusitis.
Black pepper. Black pepper, Piper nigrum with the botanical name, is another essential oil that can be obtained by steam distillation. It is used for muscle pain, arthritis, constipation, muscle cramps, poor circulation, slow digestion.
Bergamot. To obtain the essential oil of bergamot, you can press the cold or distilled. Bergamot, or bergamia citrus smells like oranges or lemons. It is used for acne, abscesses, boils, cold sores, cystitis, depression, bad breath, itching, loss of appetite, oily skin, and stress.
Cypress. Cupressus sempervirens, commonly known as cypress, is used to alleviate excessive perspiration, hemorrhoids, rheumatism, and varicose veins.
Incense. Also known as Frankincense or Boswellia carterii, frankincense is obtained by steam distillation. It emits a sweet scent and features a light yellow color. Its possible applications include anxiety, asthma, bronchitis, cough, extreme, scars and stretch marks.
Jasmine. Jasmine essential oil is extracted with a solvent a dark brown. Its potential applications include depression, dry skin, fatigue, pain of childbirth, sensitive skin.
Petitgrain. Citrus aurantium, also known under the name Petitgrain is an essential oil obtained by steam. This is a potential treatment for acne, fatigue, oily skin, and stress.
Roman Chamomile. Chamomile, Anthemis nobilis with the botanical name, is an essential oil which is applied to gray with arthritis, boils, colic, cuts, cystitis, dermatitis, earache, flatulence, hair, headache , inflamed skin, insect bites, insomnia, nausea, neuralgia, PMS, rheumatism, sores, sprains, strains, stress, wounds.
Rose. Rose, also known as Rosa damascena, can be obtained by solvent extraction or steam distillation. Its possible applications include depression, eczema, frigidity, mature skin, menopause, stress.
Lavender. Lavendula officinalis is an essential oil with a sweet floral fragrance. It is one of the most popular essential oils on the market today. It can be applied to acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma, athlete's foot, burns, chicken pox, colic, cuts, cystitis, depression, dermatitis, dysmenorrhea, earache, flatulence, headache, hypertension, insect bites, insect repellant, itching, labor pains, scabies, scars, wounds, sprains, strains, stress, stretch marks, vertigo, pertussis.
Rosemary. Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil is a clear color with a strong aroma. It is used to treat muscle pain, arthritis, dandruff, dull skin, exhaustion, gout, hair care, muscle cramps, neuralgia, poor circulation, rheumatism.
Posted on April 21, 2010.